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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book surprised me. I read it based on hype around the author, and expected something more along the lines of speculative fiction and romance. The book starts out very much like a romance, which is not my genre. Even so, it was not really a vapid romance. Hoover made it interesting with multiple timelines, and this grows into a good mechanism to discover the protagonist’s history with domestic abuse. The story rounds out with domestic violence against the protagonist, but it is couched in circumstance that helps you look beyond the black and white and consider the plight of the abused and helps you look beyond victim blaming. And then of course it ends up with a well wrapped up happy ending. The author had a message and it was delivered well.
I really liked that this book gave me a perspective of abuse that wasn’t black and white, it made me lowkey love Ryle so it was easier to empathise with what Lily was feeling. In the end I think she made a really mature decision for the best of her and her child - and I LOVE the ending, I’ll probably reread it just for those last few sentences…
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read ‘It Ends with Us’ in two days, as I couldn’t put it down. If you have a compulsive personality like me, don’t start reading it at 11pm before you go to bed like I did. That will be a mistake.
At first, I was bowed over by it, but then I realized I haven't read for pleasure in awhile and when I read other books, the shine of this one definitely deemed.
But in short, this is a good book. Definitely worth a read, but I won't be keeping it in my library.
Full review here: https://ps-sobookish.com/book-reviews/f/book-review-it-ends-with-us-by-colleen-hoover
At first, I was bowed over by it, but then I realized I haven't read for pleasure in awhile and when I read other books, the shine of this one definitely deemed.
But in short, this is a good book. Definitely worth a read, but I won't be keeping it in my library.
Full review here: https://ps-sobookish.com/book-reviews/f/book-review-it-ends-with-us-by-colleen-hoover
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
You know when someone is in an abusive relationship and they can see all the facts, but are just unable to draw the logical conclusion to get the fuck out of the relationship for themselves?
I think this book really tried to show why that is and still failed so miserably in showing how it should really end with them while acting as if it did (hence the title).
I somewhat applaud the book for trying to tackle the subject of abuse (as long as readers know beforehand that that's the subject of the book), but the ending - and that it didn't get its own damn point - and never stops drawing the fucking wrong conclusion from the situation, just rubs me so wrong. -- if it at least intended to make exactly that point, but No. Sadly not. Here she is, I'm still so mad about the ending. (And some other parts of the book.)
It doesn't "end with them", when, ffs.
I think this book really tried to show why that is and still failed so miserably in showing how it should really end with them while acting as if it did (hence the title).
I somewhat applaud the book for trying to tackle the subject of abuse (as long as readers know beforehand that that's the subject of the book), but the ending - and that it didn't get its own damn point - and never stops drawing the fucking wrong conclusion from the situation, just rubs me so wrong. -- if it at least intended to make exactly that point, but No. Sadly not. Here she is,
Spoiler
naming her own child after the sibling he had killed when he was a child, still making his fucking problems hers to fix and not being an independent being, but instead dragging on his problems onto the next generation.It doesn't "end with them", when
Spoiler
the guy get's to be part of the child's life
Phenomenal! I really loved this book, I think the character development was the best I’ve ever read. Can’t wait for the new one!!
Cw: mentions of domestic abuse
When I first started reading this book, everyone told me it was a romance novel, and I assumed that was true. But it’s not really about the romance, it’s about the abuse. I think it’s important to know these types of stories, to know the complexities of what abuse can look like in relationships. And I understand this is different than a typical Colleen Hoover novel. For me though, I thought this book was mid. I’m usually into fantasy romance, so this genre doesn’t catch me like those do.
That being said, I kinda felt off about Ryle from the beginning of the book and I couldn’t put my finger on it and then when the casserole incident happened I was like “oooooooh that’s why I felt weird about him”
When I first started reading this book, everyone told me it was a romance novel, and I assumed that was true. But it’s not really about the romance, it’s about the abuse. I think it’s important to know these types of stories, to know the complexities of what abuse can look like in relationships. And I understand this is different than a typical Colleen Hoover novel. For me though, I thought this book was mid. I’m usually into fantasy romance, so this genre doesn’t catch me like those do.
That being said, I kinda felt off about Ryle from the beginning of the book and I couldn’t put my finger on it and then when the casserole incident happened I was like “oooooooh that’s why I felt weird about him”
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved that book so much! It‘s very well written, funny, deep, hopeful and informative. So many ups and downs, a well balanced tension. „Where are all the people who wonder why the men are even abusive?“ this hit really hard bc still in these days so many victims, mostly women get blamed and it sucks! It shows how women get manipulated by there loved ones, which makes it so hard for them to break out of the devil’s circle but that doesn’t mean they’re weak! I was so afraid that she would stay with him but finally she dumped this abusive asshole, holy moly was I relieved!
Thank you for writing about such important, cruel and sadly realistic things in life!
Thank you for writing about such important, cruel and sadly realistic things in life!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Alcohol